Dog Toys
KONG Extreme Review: Months of Daily Use in a House Full of Dogs
Four years, three toys, and a rotating cast of guest dogs. What a thick rubber chew toy actually does in a house where nothing survives.
Pepper is a 42 pound cattle dog mix who opens toys at the seam. Four years ago she met the one chew that held. Here is what that has looked like in my house.
Four years, three toys, and a rotating cast of guest dogs. What a thick rubber chew toy actually does in a house where nothing survives.
Pepper wore one of these out in five months. The other has been on my kitchen floor for four years. Here is the difference, and which dog each one actually suits.
Ten things four years with a hard chewing cattle dog taught me, including the two reasons this toy has knocked into my baseboards.
Pepper is a 42 pound cattle dog mix who opens toys at the seam. Four years ago she met the one chew that held. Here is what that has looked like in my house.
A stuffed rubber chew is not magic. It is a routine. Here is the exact one that has kept a bored cattle dog quiet at seven in the evening for four years, plus the mistakes I made first.
Four years, three of them in rotation, one hard chewer and a long list of small irritations. Here is the version of this review that includes the complaints.
Two years, one cattle dog mix, and a rotating cast of guest dogs. What a Level 2 puzzle actually does in a busy house, and what it quietly asks of you.
I bought both puzzles in the same month. Two years later only one of them is still on the closet shelf, and the reason has less to do with quality than with the kind of dog I have.
Ten things I noticed after two years of putting the same puzzle in front of a cattle dog mix who gets bored before I finish my coffee.
A wet week, four dogs, and the puzzle that bought me ten quiet minutes.
A step by step start that keeps a smart dog from getting frustrated and keeps the puzzle off the chew list.
Two years, one cattle dog mix and a rotating cast of guest dogs. The parts of this puzzle nobody puts on the box, including the week it looks like a mistake.
Three years, two mats, and one bath that started it. What a flat rubber lick mat actually does in a house with other people's dogs in it.
Two lick mats bought in the same week, three years ago. One is still in the drawer and one went in the bin in eight days. Here is what actually decided it, including the one job the flat mat cannot do.
Ten plain reasons a flat rubber mat earns its place in a house full of dogs, from a woman who looks after other people's dogs for a living.
A guest dog, a nail trim, and the flat rubber mat that bought me ten quiet minutes.
Two jobs, one setup. How I use a filled LICKIMAT Classic Soother to keep a dog's head down while I trim nails or wash a tub, plus the five things I got wrong first.
Three years, two mats, one chewed corner. What the LICKIMAT Classic actually does in a house full of guest dogs, and the three things the listing never mentions.
Eighteen months of daily breakfasts, one loose strip, and a kitchen full of guest dogs. Here is what the AWOOF snuffle mat actually does at seven in the morning.
I have fed a fast eater from both. One of them is still in my kitchen after 18 months. The other has been in the garage since the week I stopped using it.
Pepper used to finish breakfast before I sat down. Eighteen months with a snuffle mat changed the morning, and not in the way I expected.
Pepper cleared her bowl in under a minute and then went looking for work. Eighteen months with a cloth mat changed the morning, not the dog.
Pepper used to clear a bowl of kibble in 52 seconds. Here is the five step routine that turned breakfast into ten minutes of work, and the three things I got wrong before it did.
Eighteen months of daily use, one loose strip, and an honest answer about the ten minutes this mat actually buys you.
A year with two Small Toppls, three dogs in the house at a time, and a freezer that never has quite enough room in it.
I owned both, in the same house, with the same dog. One of them is still on my shelf. The reason the other one left is probably not the reason you would guess.
Marian Tolliver has looked after other people's dogs in her own home for nine years. Here is what the fillable treat toy in her freezer actually does, and where it falls short.
Marian Tolliver has looked after other people's dogs in her own home for nine years. Here is the one thing that buys her a quiet afternoon.
Layers, a full night in the freezer, and one dog per spot on the porch. What actually turned a four minute snack into twenty five quiet minutes.
Marian Tolliver has kept a small West Paw Toppl in her freezer for a year. Here is what she would tell a friend before buying one.
Four years, three toys, and a rotating cast of guest dogs. What a thick rubber chew toy actually does in a house where nothing survives.
Four years, three of them in rotation, one hard chewer and a long list of small irritations. Here is the version of this review that includes the complaints.
Two years, one cattle dog mix, and a rotating cast of guest dogs. What a Level 2 puzzle actually does in a busy house, and what it quietly asks of you.
Two years, one cattle dog mix and a rotating cast of guest dogs. The parts of this puzzle nobody puts on the box, including the week it looks like a mistake.
Three years, two mats, and one bath that started it. What a flat rubber lick mat actually does in a house with other people's dogs in it.
Three years, two mats, one chewed corner. What the LICKIMAT Classic actually does in a house full of guest dogs, and the three things the listing never mentions.
Eighteen months of daily breakfasts, one loose strip, and a kitchen full of guest dogs. Here is what the AWOOF snuffle mat actually does at seven in the morning.
Eighteen months of daily use, one loose strip, and an honest answer about the ten minutes this mat actually buys you.
A year with two Small Toppls, three dogs in the house at a time, and a freezer that never has quite enough room in it.
Marian Tolliver has kept a small West Paw Toppl in her freezer for a year. Here is what she would tell a friend before buying one.